Cigar-bunch-rolling machine.



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R. M. RUSSELL. CIGAR BUNCH ROLLING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROSS M. RUSSELL, OF BINGHAMTON, NE? YORK.

ClGAR-BUNCH-ROLLING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 631,331, dated August22, 1899.

Application filed Tune 20, 1898. Se NO- (N0 11105613 To all, whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that 1, Ross M. RUssELL, of Binghamton, in the county ofBroome,in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Cigar-Bunch-Rolling Machines, of which the following,taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear,and exact description.

My invention relates to cigar-bunch-rolling machines, and particularlyto that class in which the bunch -rolling mechanism is mounted upon atraversing carriage and isalso adapted to swing thereon upon a pivot.

My object is to provide an improved machine embodying a swingingcarriage, an improved header, an improved tuck-cutter, an improvedbunch-roller, an improved presser roller-driving mechanism, an improvedwrapper-finger mechanism, and several othernovel features ofconstruction and combination of elements, which are specifically setforth in the claims hereunto annexed.

It is constructed as follows, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings,inwhich- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine, omittingthe stationary wrapper-table. Fig. 2 is a top plan of the machine,omitting the wrapper-table and other parts, including the drivingmechanism and'tuck-cutter, and show ing the slide at its normal positionand the swinging carriage also in its normal position ready to startoperations. Fig. 3 is a top plan of the complete machine, showing thecarriage swung forward to'the stationary wrapper-table. Fig. 4 is an endelevation of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on line a: a: in Fig.3. Fig. 6 is a like view on line y y, showing the tuck-cutter open. Fig.7 is a like view showing it closed. Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic top planshowing in full lines the wrappertable and part of the bu och-rollingmechanism and a bunch in their normal positions, the dotted linesindicating the position assumed by the bunch and bunch-rollers, thewrapper being indicated by dotted lines in its single position from thestart up to substantially the time shown by the dotted position of thebunch, part of the guide 66 and link 68 being shown as broken away, butstill showing their relative position to the swinging-carriage bed. Fig.9 is a longitudinal section of a bunch-roller or presser-roller. Fig.

10 is an elevation of a bunch-roller, showing the central portion pittedinstead of fluted or corrugated, as in Fig. 9.

Several of the parts of the machine herein described are common to thisapplication and to a pending application filed by me January 31, 1898,Serial No. 668,538, and are therefore not more fully described norspecifically claimed herein.

A is a suitable base having standards 2 erected thereon, in which adrive-shaft 3 is journaled.

4 is a drive-pulley, and 5 is an ordinary clutch.

Standards 6 are provided with ways in which a slide 7 is seated, and 8is a carriagebed pivoted at 9 upon said slide, and the driven shaft 10is journaled thereon and connected to the drive-shaft 3 by the universaljoints 11 12 and the intermediate sleeve 13 and rod 14, splined orotherwise connected together to permit of their automatic sliding in orupon each other to vary the distance between said universal joints,creating a flexible shaft, and, in fact, an ordinary flexible shaft canbe used. In suitable uprights upon said bed the shafts of thebunch-rollers a are 'journaled and driven by gearing driven by the gear15 on the shaft 10.

Suitable belting and pulleys 16 drive the shaft 17 in a sleeve 18 on anupright 19, and by suitable belting and pulleys 20 the presserroller 21is driven, its shaft being journaled 'in the frame 22, mounted upon thesleeve 18 on the upright 19, and by suitable belting and pulleys 20 thepresser-roller 21 is driven, its shaft being journaled in the frame 22,mounted upon the sleeve 18, and having a rearward arm 23, which issuitably connected to a foottreadle and operated to open and close thebunch-rolling chamber in the usual way with this type of chamber. Theserollers, all or part of them, consist of a suitable shaft, a center 24,secured thereon and fluted or corrugated, substantially as shown,orpitted exteriorly, as at 25, or otherwise roughened to better engagewith the bunch to roll it, and

loose disks 26, spaced apart by washers 27. At one end of said chamber,which is interiorly or between said bunch-rollers of substantially theshape of a cigar, a suitable or-' dinary and interiorly and conicallyrecessed header or ti p-former is mounted and cut away on one side,substantiallyas shown in my application filed December 10, 1897, SerialNo. 661,346.

A suitable wrapper-stretcher 28 is mounted in front of therolling-chamber, having an arm 29, constituting a table. Upon this or onthe bed a suitable bracket 30 is erected, carrying a guide 31 inalinement with the opening. in said tip-former, and 32 is a slidemounted in said guide and having its lower end adapted to enter saidopening, its lower end being concaved to coincide with the conicalrecess in said tip-former. In a bracket 33, erected upon said arm 29 orupon said bed, a shaft 34 is journaled, provided with an eccentricsuitably engaging with said slide in any wellknown manner, driven by apulley 35, belt 36, driving-pulley 37 on the shaft 38, driven by aflexible shaft 39 like unto the one previously described, which isdriven by a pulley 40 and belt 41 from the maindriving-pulley 4, so thata rapid reciprocating motion isimparted to said slide, and the tip ofthe bunch 42 in the rolling-chamber is shaped, as by a hammer-shaper,and compacted to shape by the percussion of the blows, the stationarywall of said recess serving as an anvil or abutment. The great rapidityof the blows given operates to prevent any twisting of the rollingbunch, and the tip is kneaded or drawn toshape like a heated iron uponan anvil or in a die. This principle is partially shown and described inmy aforesaid application, the present invention covering thereciprocation of the shaper in a direct line and not upon an arc of acircle, as upon the vibratory hammer-helve shown therein, that operatingas ahelve-hammer and this one as an upright.

A paste-reservoir a is mounted upon the bed, provided with a feedvalvemechanism 43 anda discharge-conduit 44, conducting the paste to theheader, all substantially as shown and described in my application filedDecember 2, 1897, Serial No. 660,467.

The tuck-cutting mechanism, Figs. 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, is constructed andoperated as follows: A standard 45 is erected upon the base. Arock-shaft 46 is journaled therein, provided with a double crank 47. Alink 48 connects one crank to a reciprocating cutter 49, mounted insuitable ways upon said standard, and a link 50 connects the other crankto a rockarm 51, pivoted upon said standard at 52 and carrying thecutter 53, whereby when said shaft rocks one way said cutters arebrought together and when rocked the other way they are separated oropened to receive the tuck of a cigar placed in the supports 54, Fig. 1,upon the arm 55 on said standard, the length of the cigar beingdetermined by the gage 56. A crank 57 is mounted upon said rock-shaft 46and provided with a crank-pin 58. A drawbar 59 is suitably connected tothe swingingcarriage bed 8 and is reciprocated thereby. It normallyrests upon said crank-pin, and when said carriage is swung back, ashereinafter described, the notch 60 will cause said draw-bar to engagewith said crank-pin and swing it to the right, Fig. 5, which movementwill throw said cutters together to cut off the tuck. Then when thecarriage moves forward said bar swings said crank the other way, openssaid cutters,and when the beveled pointof said draw-bar rises upon theidler 61 said bar is lifted out of engagement with said crank-pin.

The swinging carriage, Figs. 2, 3, and S, is constructed and operated asfollows: The carriage-slide is traversed in a direct line by means ofthe rack 62 and pinion 63 on the shaft 64, driven by the train ofgearing 65 from the drive shaft 3. An upright c is erected upon thebase, upon which an angular guide 66 is pivotally mounted, provided witha slotway 67 upon the line of a chord or tangent to the circle of whichthe carriagepivot 9 is the center. A link 68 is secured adjustably bythe slot-and-pin joint 69 to a standard 70 upon said base. The rearwardextension 7-2 of the carriage is connected by'a rod 73 to saidguide-slot 67,whereby the swing of the carriage in its movement forwardto the stationary wrapper-table 74 is regulated and adjusted accordingto the shape or length of the tuck of the cigar.

In Figs. 2, 3, and 8 the carriage is set for a medium-length orconchas-tuck bunch, and the dotted lines show how the forward movementof the slide influenced by the guide swings the tuck of the bunch to theleft as it comes up to the wrapper-table and how the wrapper is rolledonto the tuck and onto the swell of the bunch without any inward orother movement of that portion of the wrapper which is originally placedonto the wrapper-table. For a perfecto or long-pointed tuck the link 68is shifted to the left-hand end of the slot 69 and for one shorter itisshifted to the right accordingly. This shifts the guide 66 so as to varythe angle of departure of the guide-slot 67 from the line of the directmovement of the carriage-slide, the lesser the angle the longer the tuckand the greater the angle the shorter the tuck. In this way the carriageis mounted upon a pivot combined with a variable sliding fulcrum orbearing, whereby the swing of the carriage as its pivot moves forward ina direct line is controlled according to the angle of the fuleral guide.An inclined trough 75 carries off the tuck-cuttings. A draw-bar 76 isconnected to the rear corner of the carriage, having a slot 77, and 78is a pin through said slot, by which it is connected to a lever 79,having an inclined face, substantially as shown, engaging with a slide80, upon which is mounted a wrapper-finger 81, operating at the startingof the rolling to hold the-end of the wrapper so that it will be woundonto the tuck, during which time the draw-bar, through the lost motionin the slot-pin connection, alone is moved by the carriage; but whensaid lost motion ends then said lever is swung to the left and saidslide and finger retracted free from the bunch. When the carriage movesback to its starting-point, said finger is projected into position toagain engage with a wrapper. The carriage being in the position shown inFig. 2, a bunch and wrapper end are placed inthe rolling-chamber, thefinger gripping said wrapper end, the clutch is shifted, and the machinestarts to roll the bunch into the wrapper. At the same time the slide iscarried forward, the rolling of the bunch takin g up the wrapper withoutmoving it lengthwise or sidewise until the wrapper is wound up to aboutthe swell of the bunch or onto part of said swell, as shown in Fig. 8,the finger having been then withdrawn, and the carriage comes up to thewrapper-table, as shown in Figs. 3 and 8. During all this time theshaper has been hammering and shaping the head of the bunch.. Then themovement of the slide and the swing of the carriage having stopped, thewrapper end on the table is released and the rollin g of the bunch drawsthe wrapper in lengthwise, winding it under the shaper, to be smoothedthereby on the head.

,At the proper time the operator swings the bell-crank 82 forward,which, through the link 83 and crank 84, rocks the shaft 85, whichthrows the nicker 86 down and nicks the wrapper. At the same time theswing of the bell-crank through the rod 87 swings the lever 88 andoperates the paste-feed-valve mechanism to eject a quantity of pasteonto the face of the shaper or tip of the bunch, as described in myapplication aforesaid, and the spring 89 retracts said nicker andfeedvalve mechanism. A suitable standard 90 and thumb-screw 91 adjustably support the wrapper-table and the hinge and set-screw 92regulate the inclination thereof.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

1. In a cigar-bunch-rolling machine, the combination of a reciprocatingslide, a carriage pivoted upon said slide, a bunch-rolling mechanismupon said carriage, and a fulcral guide automatically controlling theswing of the carriage as it is carried forward or back by said slide.

2. In a cigar-bunch-rolling machine, the combination with a bunch-rolling mechanism, a swinging carriage supporting it, a reciproeating slideupon which the carriage is pivoted, of an adjustable guide automaticallycontrolling the swing of the carriage, according to the shape of thetuck of the bunch being rolled.

3. In a cigar-bunch-rolling machine, the combination with areciprocating support, a carriage pivoted thereon, and a bunch-rollin gmechanism upon said carriage, of a guide standing at an angle to thedirection of movement of said slide, and controlling the movement of thecarriage incident to that of said slide.

4. In a cigar-bunch-rolling machine, the

combination with a support and means to traverse it in a direct line, acarriage pivoted thereon, and a bunch-rolling mechanism upon saidcarriage, of a guide angular to the line of movement of said support,and means to vary such angle to vary the swing of the carriage accordingto the shape of the tuck of the bunch.

5. In a cigar-bunch-rolling machine, the combination with a stationarywrapper-table, of a carriage, a pivotal support therefor, 'reciprocatingin a line transverse to said table, a bunch-rolling mechanism upon saidcar= riage, and an angular carriage-guide whereby when said support isbrought forward the carriage is swung pivotally and to the left withrelation to said wrapper-table.

6. In a cigar-bunchrolling machine, a bunch-rolling mechanism,comprising a pair of concaved rollers in the same plane, each comprisinga shaft, a central roughened portion secured thereon, and loose andspacedapart disks on said shaft at either side of said central portion,and means to drive the rollers in the same direction, combined with aswinging frame, a shaft therein in a plane parallel to that of the othershafts,and presserrollers on said shaft, whereby the top of thebunch-rolling chamber created between said rollers may be opened orclosed for the removal or insertion of a cigar or bunch.

7. In a cigar-bunch -rolling machine, a bunch-rolling mechanismcomprising a pair of concaved rollers in the same plane, each comprisinga shaft, a central roughened portion secured thereon, and loose spaceddisks on said shaft on either side of said central portion and means todrive the rollers, combined with a swing-frame, a roller of likeconstruction carried thereby above and'in a plane parallel to that ofthe other rollers, and means to drivesaid presser-roller by powertransmitted from said lower rollers.

8. In a cigar-bunch-rolling machine, the combination with a swingingcarriage, of a rock-shaft connected thereto, and a pair of movabletuck-cutting knives connected to said rock-shaft, whereby they areseparated when the carriage is swung in one direction and closedtogether by its reverse movement.

9. In a cigar-wrapping machine, the combination with a swingingcarriage, and a bunch-rolling mechanism thereon, of a wrapper-holdingfinger upon said carriage, a lever mounted separately from saidcarriage, and engaging with said finger, and a draw-bar connecting saidlever to said carriage by a lost motion, whereby said carriage can movea fixed distance before imparting any movement to said lever toreciprocate said finger. Witness my hand this 18th day of June, 1898.

ROSS M. RUSSELL.

In presence of O. W. SMITH, HOWARD P. DENISON.

